

Custom timber gates in Greenwich — pedestrian, side access and double driveway gates built on braced frames that stay square.
Fencing and Landscaping Experts provide timber gates throughout Greenwich, NSW 2065, in Lane Cove Council's area on the Lower North Shore. The ground here is sandstone shelf close to the surface, so posts are frequently drilled and chemically anchored into sandstone rather than concreted into a dug hole. Heritage items and conservation areas are common locally, which controls what a street-facing fence may look like. For timber gates in Greenwich, common sizes are 900mm pedestrian and 1.2-1.5m side access. Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure. Licensed in NSW, insured to $20 million. Phone 0492 879 796.
Our timber gates service covers pedestrian, side access and double driveway gates in treated pine and hardwood, built to order rather than bought off a rack, installed right across Greenwich 2065. Greenwich has some of the least forgiving access on the Lower North Shore, so realistic pricing here means allowing for barrowing material down long, stepped side paths.
A timber gate fails by dropping at the latch corner. We build on a properly braced frame with the diagonal running from the bottom hinge to the top latch, hang it on adjustable heavy-duty hinges, and post it on footings sized for the leaf weight — not the fence beside it. Lower North Shore gates are frequently on a slope or a step, which changes the swing and the ground clearance — a gate that clears at the hinge and fouls at the latch is the classic result of ignoring that. Access is a genuine cost factor in Greenwich — where materials have to be carried down a stepped side path or worked off a slope rather than delivered straight to the work, the labour component rises.
Working in Greenwich means working with steep sandstone falling to the harbour with rock at or near the surface on the lower streets — and with period homes on narrow, deep blocks with tight side access and long garden stairs. No two streets here price the same, which is why we quote Greenwich jobs after a free on-site measure rather than off a rate card.
Call 0492 879 796 for a free on-site measure and a fixed written quote.
| Service | Timber Gates |
|---|---|
| Suburb | Greenwich, NSW 2065 |
| Local government area | Lane Cove Council |
| Region | Lower North Shore |
| Ground conditions | Sandstone shelf close to the surface |
| Recommended specification | H4 treated pine or hardwood posts, rated for in-ground use |
| Common sizes | 900mm pedestrian, 1.2-1.5m side access |
| Council approval | Normally exempt as part of a dividing fence; front and driveway gates can differ |
| Quoting basis | Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure |
| Licensing | NSW contractor licence, $20 million public liability |


Standard 900mm front and side access gates matched to the adjoining fence.
1.2m to 1.5m gates sized for mowers, bins, trailers and building materials.
Twin-leaf timber gates with drop bolts, sized and braced for the span.
Hardwood entry gates as an architectural feature for the front of the property.
Re-squaring, re-hinging and re-posting existing Greenwich timber gates that have dropped.
Timber gates built to the weight and post specification an automation system needs.
We work across Greenwich and the surrounding Lower North Shore suburbs, and the local conditions genuinely change the job. Lower North Shore sites are tight, steep and often heritage listed. Access is usually the hardest part of the job: narrow frontages, shared driveways, harbour slopes and sandstone shelf under a shallow layer of soil.
For timber gates specifically, the constraints that come up most often in Greenwich are narrow access, sandstone shelf, foreshore building lines and heritage conservation area controls. Lane Cove Council is the consent authority for Greenwich, so where approval is needed that is the path we work through with you — and we identify that before quoting rather than halfway through the job.
A timber gate in Greenwich is priced on the opening width, the height, the timber species and the hardware. A standard pedestrian gate is a modest addition to a fencing job; a wide double driveway gate needs heavier framing, bigger posts and deeper footings, and is priced accordingly. We quote the gate as a separate line so you can see exactly what it adds.
Almost always because the frame was not braced correctly or the post was undersized for the leaf weight. A gate is a lever — every kilogram at the latch end pulls on the hinge post all day. We brace from the bottom hinge corner up to the top latch corner, and set gate posts in deeper footings than the fence posts either side of them.
Yes. We match paling profile, spacing, capping and finish so a new gate reads as part of the original fence rather than a patch. Where the existing Greenwich fence has weathered significantly we can supply the gate unfinished so it can be left to grey off to the same tone.
Yes, with the right build. Timber leaves are heavy, so automation needs a stronger frame, larger posts, deeper footings and a conduit run for power and safety devices. Planning that in at build time costs far less than rebuilding the posts later — worth deciding before we start your Greenwich gate.
Heavy-duty adjustable hinges and a quality latch on every Greenwich gate. Adjustability matters more than people expect — timber moves seasonally, and being able to bring a gate back into line without rehanging it is what keeps it closing years later.
All of Greenwich 2065, plus the surrounding streets in Lane Cove, Wollstonecraft, St Leonards and Northwood. Greenwich is characterised by period homes on narrow, deep blocks with tight side access and long garden stairs, and we schedule around what that means on the ground rather than booking a standard slot. We give you a firm start date with the quote rather than an open-ended window.
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